Question

Fill in the blanks with suitable words
Contrary(a)______ popular belief, rivers and steams release carbon dioxide(b)_____ a five times higher rate(c)_____ the lakes of the world. Rivers(d)_____ streams release 1.8 billion tonnes (e)_______ the gas every year compared to 0.32 billion tonnes ()____lakes and reservoirs.

Answer 1

a) to
b)at
c) than
d)and
e)of
f) from

Answer 2

a) to

b) at

c) than

d) and

e) higher/of (according to grammar 'higher' is absolutely correct as if u see further its written 'compared to' so there should come a comparative degree of any word and 'higher' is more suitable there..but if you guys go through the information given i.e.1.8billion tonnes of gas nd more...then it would also be correct to write 'of ' there ..)

f) from